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MAD//YOU
UPGRADEmag// feb 27 2001
The UPGRADEmag is a global
edutainment round-up ‘broadcast’ weekly
to
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Trance// New Age// Alternative// Activist folks who have been recommended
to the Parallel
YOUniversity/
Megatripolis Dance Dept as
"showing signs of life". Msince many choose to
forward it to their own lists, we estimate
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recipients. And, because of its less 'specialist' content, it's
increasingly being posted on a variety of sites worldwide, making a total
‘readership’ of, conservatively,
155,000+
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'MARCH AGAINST
DRUGS'
(MAD)
(YOU 2321)
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hey fraser,
keep up the good work!!! man you crack me up!
DJ fatkat
YOU
2314 OUT
TO LUNCH: IF NOT BACK BY FIVE, OUT FOR DINNER ALSO
sign outside a photographer's studio:
SAT APRIL
7 THE
DEN
OF
ENLIGHTENMENT
PRE-VIEW LAUNCH PARTY of
the only intelligent & intimate regular little club in the
planetary capital of Rave Culture.
PARALLEL
YOUNIVERSITY's
Dance Department
MEGATRIPOLIS
which is presenting the event has so far confirmed the following:
THE
DANCEFLOOR
nonstop psychedelic
enlightening, trance
MARK
SINCLAIR (TBC), ULTRA (tbc)
CROW'S NEST
CABARETHEATRE if 24 hours of
The Warp blew you
away, you're probably ready for John
Constable's Southwark
Mysteries (scenes from) ably assisted by
pagan poets, genetically modified geniuses and udder oddballs.
3am on - Veteran DJ Frankie
Dee doses the after party with sooper
sophisticated jazz-funk loons and toons for the late nite boyz and girlz
around town
DEBATE
PLAYSHOP
First in a season of playshops
on Neo-Ancient Underground
Spiritual Alchemical Sexual Sects & Revolutionary Shamanic Movements
of Britain
is
"Why Jesus Recommends Shop Lifting As
Valid Spiritual, Political Action" and "Why If
You Want Any Sort Of Future You Gotta Get Off Your Ass And Start With
Your Friends To Get Real Peoples Government Going In Your Local
Community" by John
Papworth, 82, ecologist, baker, priest,
economist, journalist & futurist (jailed with Bertrand Russell for
'60s ban the bomb activities etceteras etcetera)
PRIMORDIAL
SOUKH -
lie down and be
enchanted.
THERAPY
- Yasmin Perez,
ITEC, offers Gestalt, Shiatsu,
Chiropractic, Ayurveda, Thai, Vibrational/ Singing/ Massage. Essential
oils. Insured. ALSO Dance Massage Classes.
- Liz the Holistic Hippy, IIHHT
Diploma in Holistic Therapies with vtct,
offers Swedish body massage,
Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Crystal healing. ALSO counseling &
meditation techniques.
ENRICHMENTS
CAFE-
Everybody's favourite chef, Lizzy
Rainbow
(NAHS cert, Permaculture Design
cert) presents vegan enrichments/buffet, chai, filter
coffee & microbiotic funballs. "Discretion is the better part
of dinner". Games, including
The Enlightenment
Game, and
HeadMaster Fraser
taking on all comers at
GO, the
oldest game in the world. Fluffy WICKID LIKWID music from
tbc
Any questions, ask The
Wizard (played by
Caress)
CYBER
LINK-UPS with
Geoff
Gilbertson (The Dark Gods author)
The
Imperial
Gardens, 299
Camberwell New Road, London SE5 (Oval tube, Bus 36/185)
11pm-6am £10/£6
============================================
LAUNCH PARTY
SAT MAY 5 11pm-6am
£10/£6 then every second Saturday - MAY 19,
June 2, ETC
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YOU
2315 THIS
IS THE GATE OF HEAVEN. ENTER YE ALL BY THIS DOOR. (DOOR KEPT
LOCKED. PLEASE USE SIDE DOOR) sign on a church door
WED FEB
26 Donald
Bradman died, greatest batsman of all time and a very modest man.
He was 92, 7 years less than his average innings: 99.
YOU 2316
DON'T SAY FOOT IN MOUTH!
The latest theory for the
outbreak of Foot And Mouth Disease in Britain is that animal
liberationists might have done it. I'd say it's even more
likely that Saddam did it, or some Palestinian. I certainly would
if I was them, wouldn't you?
You could bring it (or anthrax or stuff I don't even want to think about)
into the country in a tiny vial or probably even on a piece of tissue
paper. Totally unstoppable. If we push any group to
the extreme, then just one piece of tissue paper can produce a billion
pounds of damage or worse.
What does all this scary talk prove? Only that a hugely complex and
interrelated global world like we are moving into needs a much more
equal, transparent and democratic/cooperative society
OR
ELSE!. No zillion dollar star
wars shield can stop people!
Every time I hear of an act of "non governmental" terrorism,
the first question I always ask is: what could possibly have
driven someone to take the lives of accidental others like
that? The pain and alienation must have been as deep as it can
get! Is our culture missing something here? We better find
out fast!
A good start would be to calculate the real cost of things like
"cheap food" or "cheap energy" or even "cheap
defence". Are they really cheap by the time you've added in
the desperate acts of people driven to their moral limit?
YOU
2317 HORSE
MANURE 50p PER PRE-PACKED BAG. 20p
DO-IT-YOURSELF sign outside a
farm
TUESDAY BOOMERANGS
Every Tuesday 10pm-12am BOOMERANG on Puredm
Radio, that madman Voy (of
Apple Bomb Bubble
Gum magazine fame) presents the sound of london's
underground bouncy hard house at its best.
www.puredm.com
YOU 2318
FRIDAY MARCH
2 SYNAPSE
* Deep Psychedelic Trance:
James Monro
(Flying Rhino)
Shahara
(Planet Easton)
Hydra
(Silverback)
Dashwind
(Techtonic) and
Chameleon
* Hard/Uplifting/Hi-NRG -
Fusion
(Colourbox) Matt
Handy (Hands On)
Jossi
(Synapse) Itchy
Head (Privatekk)
Chris
(Synapse)
* Hip-hop/Esoteric/Ambient - Greg
Nice (Big Daddy) Scratch Crew Dixie &
Juice (Steel
Devils) Rob
Nota (Uber)
Dan Smif
(Total Eclipse) and
MORPH
Awesome digital G.A.E. Soundsystems.
Intelligent Strobe & Scan lightshow by
VISUAL REALITY.
TRULY Interactive Theatre group,
CIRCADELICUS,
Live VJ mixing, Free
Fruit, Face Painting, Manga Visuals,
Bongos, Jugglers, Stalls.
Tyssen Street Studios, Dalston, E8 (Highbury tube, bus.30)
10pm-tube start!
futurefathers@hotmail.com
YOU
2319 WE
CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON DOOR - BELL DOESN'T
WORK)
London
WRITING STRONG SONGS?
Quirky Perkys
are looking for artistes with strong songs to play at least 20
mins. They're on 103 lancaster road, 100 yards from the right of
ladbroke tube station. Contact Tommy (Da Hat) Kennedy on
07977005516 or Gigs@zodoa.co.uk
www.zodoa.com>www.zodoa.com
YOU 2320
Glasgow
SUN APRIL 1
'MARCH
AGAINST DRUGS'
(MAD)
The Daily
Record (Scotland's
Daily
Mirror) have organised a
'March Against
Drugs'
(MAD) with
the help of Scotland's biggest homophobe,
Brian Souter and
Mothers Against
Drugs (also
MAD). This
is part of an ongoing campaign by
Scotland Against
Drugs
(SAD) and
the Daily
Record's 'shop a dealer' campaign.
This is all true, but wait.......it gets better.
This March is scheduled to take place on (wait for it)
April
1st!!!
This has got to be an opportunity to fire back. It's in
Glasgow, and surely there's enough organisational skill out there to fire
some fun into the event. A ghetto blaster with the theme music to 'The
Emperor Wears No Clothes' playing, people dressed up as clowns
joining the demo, someone dressed up as an Alien with a placard saying
'TAKE ME TO YOUR
DEALER'. C'mon Scottish Zippies, get
cracking!
A good contact address might be Scottish Socialist Youth
(SISSY?)
who at least, as an organisation, are opposed to this.
Keef Tomkinson & Jo Harvie, Scottish Socialist Youth, 73 Roberston
St, Glasgow. : 0141-221-7714 &
7715
YOU
2321 THE
TOWN HALL IS CLOSED UNTIL OPENING. IT WILL REMAIN CLOSED AFTER BEING
OPENED. OPEN TOMORROW sign outside a new town hall to be
opened byPrince Charles.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADVERTISINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
30 - SUN APRIL
1 The
South
Coast
Weekender
Welcome to chalet culture - 2 Allnighters, 2
Alldayers, a bed, shower, TV - presented by Privilege, BBC Radio
1, ClubClass, Pure Silk & South Africa's
popular
Filthykrew
who are hosting the backroom for the entire weekend. All
filthykrew
members & friends will get a free upgrade to a
"deluxe" chalet, free entry into the VIP bar
with free booze!
Room 1 - Dave
Pearce,, Brandon Block, Ferry Corsten, John Kelly, John
"00" Fleming, Safri Duo (live in concert), Darren Stone,
Lisa Pin Up, etc etc.
Room 2 -
Artful Dodger, The Dreem Teem's Mikee B & Timmi
Magic, Matt Jam Lamont, M J Cole, Masterstepz, DJ S, DJ Lewi, Lady
Spirit.
Room 3.
Filthykrew's
Party
Palace - DJ Watcha, Lee Garner, Roberto
Marroni, Notushabi. Clive Watson & Neil James
(Beat Petite) Pete Timber.
Pool parties during the day, film shows, a programme of
entertainment, on site restaurants, shops, arcades, indoor heated
swimming pools, sports centre, crazy golf, go karting & sandy beaches
2 minutes away.
Pontin's Holiday Centre @ Camber Sands, East Sussex (nr
Hastings). £89 inc. £30 secures your place.
INFO, brochures
& booking forms call Filthy
Promotions on 07932 573 502 / 0208 749
6330
info@filthykrew.com
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADVERTISINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Been really missing your
mailouts I moved company and lost the connection. however due to a
karmanic twist of fate, I came to the office this morning to find your
YOUniversity mailout in my inbox.WAHAAYYYY.......viva la
revolution.
I must also add to
this. although i regularly get your mail outs, and thus never miss them,
they are THE most colourful emails i get all week!!!
cheers for that!!
Bob@peekmagazine.com
YOU 2322
WHAT'S EATING YOU?
GM ingredients may be gone from
supermarkets' own brand foods, but GM continues to be fed to the animals
reared for meat, egg and dairy produce. Three quarters of the world’s GM
crops are used as animal feed, and the majority of British dairy cattle
eat GM feed. But the customer-caring supermarkets still won’t label
their GM-fed goods as GM. I wonder why.
Thus far the only way to avoid GM animal produce is to be strictly
organic or strictly vegan. However, all the major UK supermarkets have
made a commitment to stop using GM-fed animal produce, except
Sainsbury’s, Somerfield and
Safeway.
Sainsbury’s, despite their advertising promoting their organic and
GM-free foods, are working with the National Farmers Union on a
report actually promoting GM animal feed.
While on this subject, pay particular attention to the steady drip drip
of positive GM stories planted in the press. It's spin at its
worst, trying to make the whole thing seem an inevitable and wonderful
paradise of the future.
YOU
2323 CLOSED
DUE TO ILLNESS notice in health food shop
window
FRI MARCH
9 Chimaera
4 Femi 9 Product
A night of trance, techno, house, garage, drum
& bass, jungle old school and funk as a fund raiser for the annual
Cannabis Carnival in Brockwell Park on 5th march - the entertainment
licence for the park alone cost £4000. As
Femi-9
product are doing a marquee at the park again,
they'll be putting on this fund raiser with
chimaera, who
have another tent.
Gavin
Flambettes Matt James Bud-G
Offshore Halo Vlad ‘n’ dushka
Kryptonite Pat Hurley VJs: Miss
Plunkett Mad knitter Paddy Paine
Caberet Spielraum silly cnut heidi -
installation MC shay-dee
10pm - 4am. £5. Telegraph, 228 Brixton Hill SW2.
YOU 2324
END OF THE DROME.
OFFICIAL
it's definite, the
DROME
has closed for good. last minute attempts to rally the
"community" behind legal efforts to save it did not materialise
or succeed.
anyone who knows anything of the history of the
Warp
Experience at the
Drome
will not be surprised to hear that the news of
adam gentle
williams losing it does not upset
anyone here.
i would still maintain that, if the Drome management had not forced us
out by trying to take our event over, we would have continued to raise
the whole level of the place to an artistic level that would have made it
publicly untouchable.
my plan, if we'd continued there, would have been to re-open after xmas
with a straighter version of The
Warp Experience on the Fridays
(more jazz, maybe even a little rock and roll!) to attract a straighter
more suburban audience who'd been hearing about it in the media, and
would have continued with another
Experience
on the Saturdays, with a couple of shorter plays (like the
Southwark
Mysteries!), debates, choirs,
comedians etc etc in the theatre space.
thus people could have gone for a 48 hour experience, and the
whole scene would have attracted in a whole new crowd and thus would have
spread the new culture to tens of thousands more people!
YOU KNOW IT WOULD HAVE
WORKED, and the whole show could
by now have taken america by storm, spreading The Word all the way.
greed got in the way. ah, well. but, on the other hand,
who knows for sure? all I know is that karma is unstoppable.
an era is over! roll on the next stage!
fraser.
YOU 2325
Sheffield, UK
SUN MARCH
4 SUNDAZE
A night out in Bristol, in Sheffield as members
of Bristol's Cube Cinema invade
SUNDAZE, with
Lovewig of
Stten Aggregates Records creating abstract
sonic cartography for armchair enthusiasts and combining with
Pan-A-Vision's
mobile optical massage salon, first session free, from The Cube
Cinema.
Revolution,
Mappin St., Sheffield S1. 7pm onwards. FREE.
sundaze@easyliving.com
YOU 2326
Work like you don't need
money.
Dance like nobody's watching you.
Love like you've never been hurt.
merrick
YOU
2327 BARGAIN
BASEMENT UPSTAIRS sign in a department store
It has occurred to me that you
guys miss all the amazingly interesting correspondence the UPGRADE gives
rise to. at any given moment I'm involved in maybe 50 ongoing
wordwide discussions, arguments, zippy conspiracies and blazing battles
on some issue or the other.
to give you a bit of a flavour, this one from JiJu2000 this week.
> I will support anything
that brings down the Rave Culture.
hey, that's great. just a
few years ago people like you were telling me it would never take off and
was irrelevant. progress! evolution!
could i ask you an honest question?: do you sometimes start to get the
feeling that you're in a rapidly shrinking minority, an evolutionary
branch that died out, maybe even all on your own?
> Most of those involved with
the Rave scene are either junkies or drug dealing scum. And the
sooner the planet is rid of them, it wont be a moment to soon.
i HOPE u r coming from an
intelligent enuff position that you're including barkeepers and
tobacconists. If so u r worth arguing with. I mean, since
alcohol's the only well known drug that actually kills brain cells, it
gets awful boring discussing anything with them (as I'm sure their wives
or children could amply testify).
actually i've never met a junkie knowingly at any club i would waste my
time visiting. drug-dealing, can't argue with that, but it might be
almost as true of a bus or that mercedes passing your window right
now.
I have lost friends and family in
one way or another to the rave scene in england. And I can tell you
first hand as a parent. Its not nice to watch as your own children suffer
as I had to do.
i'm going to make a wild guess here and state
that i think you're largely making this bit up, i mean vastly
exaggerating it in your own head. details?
All the rave scene does is to fuel
the supply of drugs to kids who know no better.
and you do, right? and you wouldn't mind
stuffing it down everyone's throat? would that be for their good or
for yours? and i HOPE u r against all drugs and not an
anaesthetized alcy dumbrain because that would be too too sad. i'm
a psychologist so you can be open and frank with me.
It has nothing to do with
music. Because without the drugs, they couldnt understand the so
called music anyway.
there we agree. the two go together.
dancing, drugs and music have been a people's favourite since about the
time the first monkey stood up on her rear legs, waved her arms in the
air, and nibbled a magic mushroom on the african plain. certainly
all major religions started that way till the priests took over and made
careers out of it. it's you and your kind who are the
historical minority, a strange breed who grew up on '50s morality, and
massive commercialism that made them afraid of just about everything from
dirt to the neighbours and of course whatever took you away from 'their'
plan to keep you identified as a 'worker ant'.
repeat along with the tv: I LIVE TO WORK, I LIVE TO WORK, I LOVE MY
WORK, I LOVE MY WORK….
truly, on behalf of my species, i apologise for the terrible
straightjacket they put on a whole generation.
please argue your case some more.
fraser.
YOU 2328
so glad to see that someone
agrees with me about the drugs. It's not worth it real music is so
much better than drugs. The beat of your heart is rythym life is
rythym. That is all you need!!!!! If you ever get to Baltimore look
me up!!! Saturday Feb 24,2001 is my show at the Sher-wes
Gardens!!!! They call me little Josephine Baker nobody shakes their
boot like me!!! Tanya Louise
30Bast710@aol.com
YOU
2329 WOULD
THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS
WILL BE TAKEN sign in an office
FRI MARCH
9 PROGRESSION
SESSIONS COOKIN'
Main Room - LTJ Bukem, Nookie,
Makoto, MC Conrad
Cookin Room:
Derrick
May, Dave Angel, Raw Deal
THE END. 11/5AM- £12/£10/£8
YOU 2330
lifeminders.com@mailgate.lifeminders.com
if you ever find yourself on the mailing list of
these bastards be warned
a) THEY DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS "lifeminders" to sound
small and personal
b) THEY ARE IN FACT CONNECTED TO SEVERAL MEGA MULTINATIONALS
c) THEY COLLECT AND SELL CONSUMER PROFILES TO THEM
d) THEY WILL NOT DELETE YOU FROM THEIR LIST
WHEN YOU ASK
e) EVEN, AFTER EIGHT
REQUESTS, WHEN WE FINALLY THREATENED TO PUBLISH THIS
ON THE UPGRADEmag to our 150,000
readers, THEY KEPT SENDING US STUFF
f) IN THE END THIS IS THE ONLY ACTION WE COULD TAKE TO GET THEM OFF
OUR BACKS.
g) IF THIS STILL DOES NOT WORK WE SHALL DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON THEIR SITE
AND PUBLISH THE NAMES OF THE COMPANIES WHO PAY
THEM FOR THE SCAMS THEY PERPETRATE
anybody else out there had problems with these
creeps?
YOU2331
London
SUN MARCH
4 BITCHES
BREW
playing whatever-they-damn-well-please-thank-u-very-much.
cosmo, nikki
lucas and honorary bitches
flava:
afro/latin/house/soul/disco/dub/jazz/rock-n-roll...whateva
plastic people, 147 curtain road, ec2 (Old Street tube)
8-12pm. £3 before 10pm, £4 after 020 7739
6471
"if i cant dance, its not my revolution"
Emma Goldman
great anarkist of our time.
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